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17/04/2001 |
| The launch of the AOA's Environmental Manual in early February at the House of Commons was attended by more than 60 MPs and members of the House of Lords as well as representatives from numerous airports. |
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17/04/2001 |
| Leeds Bradford MD Ed Anderson says that now "is a very interesting time" to become AOA Chairman. He cites the upcoming Aviation White Paper and the challenges of meeting the ever-growing demand for air transport while simultaneously maintaining sustainability. |
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17/04/2001 |
| Over the last year air transport has moved up the political agenda, and with the election looming air transport policy is assuming greater prominence. All the parties quite rightly agree that air transport is one of the country's great success stories, but what have they in mind to support its continued growth? |
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17/04/2001 |
| After many years of uncertainty about the fate of the historic Farnborough site, its future is now assured and work is about to start to redevelop it into a dedicated business aviation airport. |
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17/04/2001 |
| London Biggin Hill was civilianised in 1958 and has operated as a corporate airport ever since, with the last military presence removed in 1976. Bought by Regional Airports Ltd in 1995, it has carved itself a rapidly widening niche in the London aviation sector. |
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17/04/2001 |
| In 1995 Birmingham International's MAGLEV peoplemover link was retired. The lack of reliability of this prototype system had grown to such a point that MAGLEV was no longer viable. Immediately a replacement system was sought to link the passenger terminals and the mainline rail station but, as Andrew Cliffe, construction manager of transportation projects, explains, it was not until recently that progress began to be made. |
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17/04/2001 |
| Alpha Retail is in the process of completely redesigning its Travel Value Shop at Cardiff International. The company has learnt much about the changed needs of consumers since the abolition of intra-EU duty free, knowledge that is being applied in the creation of the new outlet. |
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17/04/2001 |
| In order to regain the revenues lost following the abolition of inter-EU duty free, BAA is introducing innovations to capture the attention, imagination and ultimately the purchasing power of travellers. |
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